8-K

                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT


                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 28, 2001



                              DELTA AIR LINES, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)





              Delaware                              1-5424                            58-0218548
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    (State or other jurisdiction                 (Commission                        (IRS Employer
         of incorporation)                       File Number)                    Identification No.)




        Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia 30320
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)



       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (404) 715-2600
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                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)





ITEM 5.   OTHER MATTERS AND REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

         Delta Air Lines, Inc. ("Delta") is filing herewith as Exhibit 99.1 its
press release dated January 11, 2002 relating to the completion on December 28,
2001 of the sale in a private placement of $730.5 million principal amount of
Delta's Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates, Series 2001-2.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

         (c)      Exhibits. The Exhibit Index on page 4 is hereby incorporated
                  by reference.



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                                    SIGNATURE


         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                  DELTA AIR LINES, INC.


                              BY: /s/ Edward H. Bastian
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                                  Edward H. Bastian
                                  Senior Vice President - Finance and Controller




Date: January 11, 2002


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.       Description


99.1              Delta's press release dated January 11, 2002.


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EX-99.1

                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1


                     DELTA AIR LINES ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF
             EUROPEAN ENHANCED EQUIPMENT TRUST CERTIFICATE OFFERING

ATLANTA, Jan. 11, 2002 -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today announced that it
completed on December 28, 2001, the sale in a private placement of $730.5
million principal amount of European Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates,
Series 2001-2. The certificates have a final maturity date of December 18, 2011,
bear interest at variable rates ranging from LIBOR plus 1.70 percent to LIBOR
plus 2.90 percent, payable quarterly, and are secured by 19 Delta-owned
aircraft, consisting of 11 Boeing 737-800 aircraft, four Boeing 767-300ER
aircraft and four Boeing 777-200ER aircraft. The net proceeds of the sale are
available to Delta for general corporate purposes.

         The securities offered will not be, and have not been, registered under
the Securities Act of 1933 in reliance upon one or more exemptions from
registration and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent
registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.

         Delta Air Lines, the world's second largest carrier and the leading
U.S. airline across the Atlantic, offers more than 5,350 flights each day to 414
destinations in 73 countries on Delta, Delta Express, Delta Shuttle, Delta
Connection carriers and Delta's worldwide partners. Delta is a founding member
of SkyTeam, a global airline alliance that provides customers with extensive
worldwide destinations, flights and services. For more information, please go to
delta.com.

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